2010-06-09
''I love being a mother''
NEW YORK When Taquiya, 19, became pregnant, her world was torn apart. How could she become a mother when her dream was to have a career in the...
2010-04-21
New drop-in center helps exposed New York youth
NEW YORK Far Rockaway in Queens is not an idyllic place to grow up in. High unemployment rate, violence, crime and drug abuse characterize the...
2010-04-16
Swedish EU Commissioner presents two proposals to fight child abuse and human trafficking
European Commission wants stronger sanctions against child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and child pornography and is stepping up the fight...
2010-03-05
H.R.H. Princess Madeleine and Childhood Co-founder Marilyn Carlson Nelson attends U.N. Conference
New York: The United Nations holds conference to engage philanthropy to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.
On February 22...
2010-03-03
HRH Princess Madeleine and Childhood supporters attend screening and discussion organized by Inwood House
Inwood house, one of the benefactors of World Childhood Foundation, organized a screening of “Precious”, a movie based on the novel “Push” by...
2010-02-17
A new International center to fight violence against women and children.
The Family Violence and Prevention Fund (FVPF) broke ground on its new conference and exhibition hall in San Francisco early this year. In two...
2010-02-15
Teen Pregnancy on the rise
The United States continues to have the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world and now data shows that recent improvements to...
2010-01-14
Rezidor donates $105,000 to Childhood
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, has donated $105,000 to their corporate charity organization World...
2009-12-14
Childhood starts partnership with Volvo Group North America
NEW YORK Childhood USA is proud to announce the partnership with Volvo Group North America, a longstanding supporter of the Foundation. The two...
2009-11-04
Successful Childhood symposium at the UN
NEW YORK: To celebrate Childhood’s 10th Anniversary, a symposium, entitled "Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children – 10 years in the field,"...
2009-11-04
Friends and family of Childhood celebrated the 10 year anniversary in New York
415,000 dollars were raised at the World Childhood Foundation USA Anniversary Gala Dinner, held at the Harvard Club in New York on October 21st...
2009-11-03
Childhood’s US projects explored collaborations at seminar in New York
On October 20th, all Childhood-supported projects in the US gathered in New York to exchange experiences and knowledge and to explore...
2009-11-03
More happy memories for marginalized children
SWEDEN That children should be able to go to the cinema, the amusement park and pet animals in the zoo is obvious to most people. In reality...
2009-11-02
THE RECESSION HAS DRIVEN A SURGE IN YOUTH RUNAWAYS – THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS
On October 25-26, two articles about homeless children named “Running in the shadows” were published in The New York Times. Foreclosures...
2009-10-07
Children want to talk to adults online
STOCKHOLM There is a great need for receiving support over the internet among children and youth. Some problems are difficult to talk about face...
2009-08-24
New York Times Magazine publishes issue about women and girls
On August 23, 2009, The New York Times Magazine devoted the entire issue to articles describing the hardships that women and girls around the...
2009-07-15
Safe Harbor Act: Giving Children a Second Chance
NEW YORK - The Safe Harbor Act was enacted in New York on June 23, 2008 and will take effect in 2010. The intent of the Act is to protect...
2009-07-09
Lena, 15, was rescued from the streets of Odessa
UKRAINE The Way Home Charity Fund has worked for over 13 years in helping street children to a better life. In Odessa, Ukraine it is estimated that...
2009-06-10
Childhood 2nd Generation (C2G) celebrated Childhood with a fundraising dinner
STOCKHOLM On the occasion of the celebration of Childhoods 10th anniversary, Princess Madeleine and Childhood 2nd Generation(C2G) hosted a dinner...
2009-06-05
The 2009 Childhood Soccer Tournament
Childhood USA and Blatte United invited young kids from New York to a day of soccer, food, ice cream and fun at the Met Oval Foundation Soccer...
2009-02-25
Online abuse demands new strategies
SWEDEN Children who become victims of abuse over the internet often blame themselves and very few tell anyone about their experiences. Few...
2009-02-23
UN: Global report on Trafficking
From CRIN
UN: Global report on Trafficking
2/16/2009 | United Nations Office on
Drugs and...
2008-09-29
Childhood and AQ Kafé are partnering to help children at risk
New York, NY – Childhood is announcing the partnership with AQ Kafé at the opening of their first retail store and café on Columbus...
2008-09-18
A brighter future for teenage parents
NEW YORK Young families are particularly vulnerable to poor maternal and child health, homelessness, child abuse, foster care placement and poor...
2008-09-11
She rescued children living on the streets
LATVIA Leisure activities and help with homework are part of everyday life for school children living in socially safe and financially stable...
2008-09-10
"My family is more important than alcohol"
LATVIA When Andre became an alcoholic, and his wife Svetlana was sentenced to prison, their children had to move in with another family. The...
2008-09-03
New service prevents distribution of material depicting child sexual abuse
In an effort to prevent the spreading of material containing child sexual abuse over the internet, TeliaSonera has launched a free service allowing...
2008-09-01
“I was shocked by the honour culture in Berlin”
GERMANY Refusing to control sisters and female relatives demands great courage for boys growing up in honour-related cultures. By...
2008-09-01
Enter changed everything
SWEDEN As Elina came to the meeting point centre Enter, run by Stockholm city mission, she was unemployed, periodically homeless since...
2008-09-01
A safe haven when life goes wrong
GERMANY Honour related problems, domestic violence, drugs or crime. These are all reasons as to why teenage girls in crisis could need a new home...
2008-09-01
Leaving the orphanage
Every year, 3 000 children in Lithuania are taken into institutional care. As adults, they often have difficulties in finding and keeping...
2008-05-09
Intense networking at mother-baby workshop
With the aim to exchange best practices, Childhood recently gathered staff from 14 projects all over the world working with young parents and their...
2008-04-21
Polish project reduces child abuse
Thousands of children all over the world are abused and neglected every year. The polish organisation Nobody´s Children has, with support from...
